Westerners Presentation
Title: Postcards: A First Window to the World
Presenter: Robert "Gil" Rudd
Audio Number: 169
Duration: 00:41:49
Date of Presentation: January 8, 1988
Westerners Presentation
Title: An Arizona Family
Presenter: Lester "Budge" Ruffner
Audio Number: 74A (Side 1) - [Reel to Reel Tape Format Only]
Duration: 00:38:01
Date of Presentation: January 5, 1968
Westerners Presentation
Title: History of the Arizona Lottery 1870 to Present
Presenter: Lester "Budge" Ruffner
Audio Number: 709
Duration: 00:33:12
Date of Presentation: February 6, 1987
Oral History
Interviewee: Elisabeth "Bette" (Friedrich) Ruffner (b. 09/17/1919 – d. 03/13/2019)
Interviewer: Mona McCroskey
Audio Number: 1001
Duration: 01:18:52
Date: January 27, 1994
Topics Discussed: Health Care History, Lenox Nursing Home on South Mt. Vernon, 1940s; Medical Community in Prescott During World War II (WWII), 1940s; & Development of Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC).
Oral History
Interviewee: Elisabeth "Bette" (Friedrich) Ruffner (b. 09/17/1919 – d. 03/13/2019)
Interviewer: Mona McCroskey
Audio Number: 1002A-1002B
Duration: 01:12:40
Date: February 18, 1994
Topics Discussed: Historic Preservation; Bashford House; Arizona Bicentennial Commission; Yavapai Heritage Foundation; Carnegie Library Restoration; “Myth of Tunnels” in Prescott; Armory; Fleury Historic District; Hassayampa Hotel; & Elks Hill Grade Renovation.
Oral History
Interviewee: Elisabeth "Bette" (Friedrich) Ruffner (b. 09/17/1919 – d. 03/13/2019)
Interviewer: Mona McCroskey
Audio Number: 1361-1362
Duration: 01:51:13
Date: May 2, 2001
Topics Discussed: Historic Preservation in Prescott, 1966-2001; The formation and work of the Yavapai Heritage Foundation (YHF), 1974-2001; & Carnegie Library.
Westerners Presentation
Title: Old and Historic Homes of Prescott
Presenter: Elisabeth "Betty" Ruffner
Audio Number: 135A (Side 1)
Duration: 00:52:26
Date of Presentation: January 4, 1980
Westerners Presentation
Title: Gail Gardner: A Profile
Presenter: Lester "Budge" Ruffner
Audio Number: 139A (Side 1)
Duration: 00:49:02
Date of Presentation: April 6, 1982
Westerners Presentation
Title: Mountain Men and their Contributions to Settling the Western States
Presenter: Lester "Budge" Ruffner
Audio Number: 133A (Side 1)
Duration: 00:56:45
Date of Presentation: April 3, 1981
Oral History
Interviewee: Lester "Budge" Ward Ruffner (b. 03/17/1918 - d. 05/14/1996)
Interviewer: Virginia Rice
Audio Number: 1429-1430
Duration: 02:18:17
Date: December 23, 1974
Topics Discussed: Ruffner family history, growing up in Prescott, community activities, civic participation